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  Glen or Glenda 1953

  Watched 07 Dec 2024

  Ed Wood’s stream of consciousness

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  The Brave One 1956

  Watched 03 Dec 2024

  All I really knew about this going in is that it was written by Trumbo under a pseudo name, inspired by his exile in Mexico. The scenery really shows that; monuments and landscapes feel walked-in. The story itself was a bit thin and dull. Basically Old Yeller in Mexico with a bull. And the president of Mexico saves the day? The president portrayed is Benito Pablo Juárez García, the first democratically-elected indigenous president of Mexico. The whole film seems incredibly bent against bureaucracy and government power, perhaps an attempt by Trumbo to distance himself from the communist party.

Popular reviews

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  Swans: Where Does a Body End? 2019

  ★★★★ Watched 08 Jun 2019

  Point a camera at Michael Gira and the band. They’ll take it from there.

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  Midsommar 2019

  ★★★★★ Watched 05 Jul 2019

  Makes Hereditary look like a joke.

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